Radiohead Cancel Shows, Issue Statement On Stage Collapse

As we reported this past weekend, the stage collapsed before Radiohead's planned performance in Toronto. It resulted in the death of Scott Johnson, a member of the band's road crew. Three other crew members were injured and the band was forced to cancel their show that night.

And today, Thom Yorke and company have released a statement on the tragedy that outlines that they will be taking the next few weeks off. They do plan on hitting the road again soon for some rescheduled dates, which will be announced next Wednesday, June 27.

You can read their statement below.

Hello everyone,

As you will probably have heard the roof over the stage collapsed at our show in Toronto killing crew member Scott Johnson and injuring three other crew members. The collapse also destroyed the light show - this show was unique and will take many weeks to replace. The collapse also caused serious damage to our backline, some elements of which are decades old and therefore hard to replace.

Whilst we all are dealing with the grief and shock ensuing from this terrible accident there are also many practical considerations to deal with & consequently we have to try and reschedule the following shows: